Healthy diet and lifestyle and risk of stroke in a prospective cohort of women
Why the study?
Does a low-risk lifestyle reduce the risk of stroke in women free from cardiovascular disease and cancer?
Population
31,696 women from the population-based Swedish Mammography Cohort, free from cardiovascular disease and…
Comparison
Low-risk lifestyle vs No low-risk lifestyle factors
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10.4 years
Authors
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Implication
Low-risk lifestyle associated with lower cerebral infarction risk in women; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Structured PICO
Does a low-risk lifestyle reduce the risk of stroke in women free from cardiovascular disease and cancer?
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Population
31,696 women from the population-based Swedish Mammography Cohort, free from cardiovascular disease and cancer at baseline.
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Intervention
Low-risk lifestyle (healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption 5-15 g/d, never smoking, physically active, and BMI <25 kg/m2)
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Comparator
No low-risk lifestyle factors
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Outcome
Incident stroke (cerebral infarction, hemorrhagic stroke, and unspecified stroke) over 10.4 years of follow-uphard clinical
Adherence to a low-risk lifestyle, including healthy diet, moderate alcohol, no smoking, physical activity, and normal BMI, substantially reduces the risk of stroke in women.
Cite This Study
Larsson et al. (2014) studied this question.